Lion Pride, Serengeti

A pride of lions behaves naturally for the camera—a remote-controlled car outfitted with still and video cameras to capture the lions at ground level. The equipment was field tested by photographer Michael "Nick" Nichols while on assignment for National Geographic magazine.

National Geographic editor's note: We have received several comments from our readers asking about the radio collar on the female lion at the left of the frame. All of the lions Nichols photographed are part of a long-term study being conducted by the Lion Research Center at the University of Minnesota. The lions were collared for the research project, not to facilitate photography. To learn more about the project, visit www.lionresearch.org.